On Thursday, Santa Margarita faced Mater Dei in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Santa Margarita Eagles fell 3-1 to the Mater Dei Monarchs. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Monarchs: they've now lost four in a row.
Santa Margarita started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-20, 27-25, 25-13.
Santa Margarita's loss came despite strong showings from Roma Witowski and Isabella Simon. Witowski had five digs and 13 assists, while Simon had 13 digs. Witowski has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more assists the last six times she's played.
Leading Mater Dei to victory were Sam Capinpin and Layli Ostovar. Capinpin had four digs and 17 assists, while Ostovar had 12 kills, seven digs, and four aces. That's the most aces Ostovar has posted since back in September of 2023.
Santa Margarita's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Mater Dei, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.
Santa Margarita will stay at home for another game and welcome Orange Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Orange Lutheran will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Santa Margarita surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mater Dei, they will face off against JSerra Catholic at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Mater Dei is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road.
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